Special Weather Statement issued August 04 at 8:37PM EDT by NWS

…A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN CLINTON… SOUTHERN FRANKLIN…SOUTHEASTERN ST. LAWRENCE…ESSEX AND NORTHWESTERN ADDISON COUNTIES… At 836 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Piercefield to near Minerva. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

Source: National Weather Service Alerts for Vermont